Obsidian (novel)
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| Author | Thomas King |
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| Series | DreadfulWater |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Canada |
Publication date | 2020 |
| Media type | Print, Online |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9781443457088 |
| Preceded by | A Matter of Malice |
Obsidian (also entitled The Obsidian Murders) is the fifth novel in Thomas King's DreadfulWater mysteries.[1] The novel, published in early 2020, is his fifth novel about an investigator named Thumps DreadfulWater.[2]
The Vancouver Sun listed it with 29 other bestselling books.[3]
In his review published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Richard Marcus wrote:[1]
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Plot[edit]
As DreadfulWater investigates the murder of a Reality TV producer he begins to suspect he is investigating a murderer who killed his girlfriend, years ago.[2]
References[edit]
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Richard Marcus (2020-02-02). "Book Review: 'Obsidian' by Thomas King". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
In Obsidian, from Harper Collins books, Thomas King returns readers to the ongoing story of Thumps DreadfulWater's life. An ex- cop from California, Thumps had fled the coast for the open spaces of the prairies to escape the one crime that continues to haunt him. The death of his partner and her daughter at the hands of a serial killer.
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"Obsidian". CBC Books. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
Thumps DreadfulWater, the sly, wry, reluctant investigator of Cold Skies and A Matter of Malice, returns in another irresistible mystery that only Thomas King could create.
- ^ "International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Feb. 1". Vancouver Sun. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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